You'll need to log in as a user with the J Administrators global permission.

In your Jira account, head to any open issue (or create a test one if you'd like). Click to Edit the issue. From the pop up panel, click on Configure Fields > Custom. Then ensure that the Reporter box is checked.

You can also complete this action for multiple projects at once by heading to Jira settings > Issues > Field Configurations (Default). From there, scroll to Reporter and select the Screens button next to Edit. Please check the boxes for all of the projects you'd like to connect to productboard and click Update.

⚠️ We are not able to connect to J project. Try reauthorizing access.

Someone may have removed the application link to productboard in Jira. To get back up and running, reauthorize the Jira integration.

Frequently asked questions

❓ How do I add a Jira administrator?

Follow these steps:

Go to Settings › Projects.

Choose the project you have connected to productboard.

Under 'People' click 'Add People'

Add the project admin

❓I'm the user who push the ticket (reporter) but in Jira it still appears as someone else

Check your user permissions in Jira.

If you don't have a role in Jira it will default to the Project Lead.

Check if your email address matches both accounts.

Check if you are the Feature owner in productboard for the ticket.

❓Why can't I push some features into Jira?

Features beneath any given component can only be pushed to a single project. As soon as one feature has been pushed into a given project, all sibling features under the same component must be pushed into the same project.

❓If I delete a story in productboard that's already linked to Jira will the 2 way sync delete the story in Jira?

No, the productboard link in Jira will disappear but the data in Jira will remain.

Not quite, but there's a trick. If you create a release by the same name in productboard, when you push features within that release into Jira, they will automatically sync with the existing fix version.

❓How can I push a productboard component to an epic in Jira?

It is no longer possible to push components to Jira.

Components are useful for organizing feature ideas in productboard (e.g. around user need, product area, or technical component) but do not represent ideas that are to be executed. We recommend using features for that.

❓Our previous Jira owner has left the company. What do we do?

Once you've transfered ownership in Jira, you'll need to reauthorize the Jira integration in productboard.

If you don't see a Reauthorize option on your J settings page in productboard, reach out to a member of our team for assistance.